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Gates McFadden
Acting

Gates McFadden
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-03-02,Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949) is an American actress and choreographer. She is best known for portraying the character of Dr. Beverly Crusher in the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation. She attended Brandeis University earning B.A Cum Laude in Theater Arts. After graduating from Brandeis, she moved to Paris and studied theater with actor Jacques LeCoq. Before Star Trek: The Next Generation, she was mostly known as a choreographer, often working on Jim Henson productions including the films The Dark Crystal, for which she was a choreographer, Labyrinth, for which she served as Director of Choreography and Puppet Movement, and The Muppets Take Manhattan, in which she has a brief on-screen appearance. As a way of distinguishing her acting work from her choreography, she is usually credited as "Gates McFadden" as an actress and "Cheryl McFadden" as a choreographer. She appeared briefly in the Woody Allen film Stardust Memories, and in The Hunt for Red October as Jack Ryan's wife Cathy, though most of her scenes were cut in post-production. In 1987, McFadden was cast as Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Crusher character was slated to be Captain Jean-Luc Picard's love interest, and this aspect of the character is what attracted McFadden to the role. Another important aspect of the character was being a widow balancing motherhood and a career. McFadden left after the first season, in part because series executive producer Gene Roddenberry was never enthusiastic about casting McFadden in the first place. Roddenberry also wanted to give the role of ship's doctor to actress Diana Muldaur, with whom he had worked on the original Star Trek series and other occasions. Muldaur's character, Dr. Katherine Pulaski, proved very unpopular with fans and left the show after the second season. McFadden was approached to return for the third season. At first she was hesitant, but after a phone call from co-star Patrick Stewart, McFadden was persuaded to reprise her role.

Filmography

Star Trek: Generations

6.5

Star Trek: Generations
1994-11-18

Star Trek: First Contact

7.3

Star Trek: First Contact
1996-11-22

Star Trek: Insurrection

6.4

Star Trek: Insurrection
1998-12-11

Star Trek: Nemesis

6.291

Star Trek: Nemesis
2002-12-13

5.402

Dirty
2005-11-09

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

7.7

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023-04-19

Star Trek: Federation Science

1

Star Trek: Federation Science
1992-01-25

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

7

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994-05-15

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

4

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993-01-04

Chaos on the Bridge

7

Chaos on the Bridge
2014-08-25

Taking Care of Business

6.322

Taking Care of Business
1990-08-16

0

Mattresside
2015-06-12

50 Years of Star Trek

6.4

50 Years of Star Trek
2016-08-14

Make the Yuletide Gay

6.2

Make the Yuletide Gay
2009-11-01

Crowned and Dangerous

4.714

Crowned and Dangerous
1997-01-23

The Hunt for Red October

7.4

The Hunt for Red October
1990-03-02

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

6.333

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991-09-28

A Neighbor's Deception

6.3

A Neighbor's Deception
2017-04-08

Inside the Labyrinth

7.605

Inside the Labyrinth
1986-12-13

The Muppets Take Manhattan

6.603

The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984-06-27

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

7.2

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013-04-25

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation

7

Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012-11-04

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

1.5

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
2019-08-08

Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World

0

Hexengeddon: Witches vs. the World
2020-10-31

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

6.143

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996-10-06

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014-06-24

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013-11-19

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013-07-30

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...

0

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014-12-02

7.401

Family Guy
1999-01-31

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.371

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

7.1

The Division
2001-01-07

7.664

The Practice
1997-03-04

7.012

Party of Five
1994-09-12

5.5

Marker
1995-01-17

The Shuttlepod Show

10

The Shuttlepod Show
2022-02-20

6.7

Mad About You
1992-09-23

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

6.9

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021-11-05

Star Trek: Prodigy

7.2

Star Trek: Prodigy
2021-10-28

7

The Wizard
1986-09-09

The Captains Close Up

6.4

The Captains Close Up
2013-05-16

8.506

X-Men '97
2024-03-20

4

The Ready Room
2019-01-25

6.967

Dream On
1990-07-08

Star Trek: Picard

7.243

Star Trek: Picard
2020-01-23

Star Trek: Prodigy

7.2

Star Trek: Prodigy
2021-10-28

6.982

The Cosby Show
1984-09-20

Masters of the Universe: Revolution

7.786

Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024-01-25

Star Trek: very Short Treks

4.667

Star Trek: very Short Treks
2023-09-08

Franklin & Bash

7.3

Franklin & Bash
2011-06-01

7.6

NCIS
2003-09-23

Saturday Night Live

6.938

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11